Les Blank
Directing · Camera Operator · Director · Director of Photography
Born Nov 27, 1935 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Active 1960–2013 · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, Maya Deren Award
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Filmography
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) — Camera OperatorBurden of Dreams (1982) — Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyWerner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1988) — Director · Cinematography · ProducerThe Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968) — Director · Producer · Director of PhotographyGarlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980) — Director · Director of Photography · ProducerAlways for Pleasure (1978) — Director · Producer · Editor · Director of PhotographyThe Arch (1969) — EditorŽiveli! Medicine for the Heart (1987) — DirectorRy Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball (1988) — Director · Director of PhotographyGap-Toothed Women (1987) — Director · Writer · Producer · Director of PhotographyA Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) — Director · Editor · Writer · Director of PhotographyI Went to the Dance (1989) — Director of Photography · DirectorIn the Land of the Owl Turds (1987) — ProducerA Well Spent Life (1971) — Director · Editor · CinematographyHot Pepper (1973) — DirectorPoint of View (1988) — DirectorChulas Fronteras (1976) — Director · EditorYum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana (1990) — DirectorSpend It All (1972) — Director · Cinematography · EditorAll In This Tea (2007) — DirectorIn Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984) — Director · Director of Photography · ProducerInnocents Abroad (1991) — Director · CinematographyThe Sun's Gonna Shine (1969) — DirectorSprout Wings and Fly (1983) — Director · Director of Photography